Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 29 min5:35 am – 8:04 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 50 min6:51 am – 4:41 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 89°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 52°F, lows 31°F58 in of rain a yearwettest month December1 in of snow a year, on about 1 days41 days above 90°F, 52 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Decatur 4se station, 5 mi away; snow from Belle Mina 2 N
Nearby landmarksSwan Lake (historical)lake · 2.4 miMorgan Lakelake · 3.1 miJohn C Calhoun State Community Collegecollege · 4.6 miClark Springspring · 3.0 miCedar Mountainpeak · 4.1 miBeulah Baybay · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSwan Creek Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 3.0 mi · 3,856 acresPines Parkpark · under a mileHunt Parkpark · 1.0 miWheeler National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 7.5 mi · 2,204 acresMallard-Fox Creek Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 227 acresWilliam B. Bankhead National Forestnational forest · 19.5 mi · 182,015 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200145 mi away, near Pleasant Groves, AlabamaMost recent: magnitude 3.9 on 8 Dec 200145 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateMorgan County, AL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 71main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Morgan County monitors, AL
Drinking waterDecatur, Municipal Ub ofserves 77,103 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation566 ft173 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalDecatur General West Hospital1.8 miPost officeDecatur Post Office1.5 miTown hallDecatur City Hall1.4 miPoliceDecatur Police Department1.4 miFire stationDecatur Fire and Rescue Station 4under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi7 schools5 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryBenjamin Davis Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryWest Decatur Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryLeon Sheffield Magnet Elementary School1.3 miCollegeJohn C Calhoun State Community College4.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHuntsville International Airport HSV14 miMajor airportBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM74 miInterstateI-656.0 miUS highwayUS 72 Altunder a mileCoachHuntsville, AlGreyhound25 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 35602 ZIP area.
